Health Tips
The Effects of Aging on Human Performance
Dear Friend, I am scheduled to speak at the Annual Summit of the Functional Aging Institute in Denver early June (www.functionalagingsummit.com). The Headline for my talk is “The Effects of Aging on Human Performance” so I thought I’d kill two...
June 3-4: 8th Annual Functional Aging Summit
I want to personally invite you to the 8th Annual Functional Aging Summit on June 3 & 4 in Denver, Colorado! If you have attended a summit live in the past you know how valuable it is to hear from the leaders in our industry, network with...
Become more confident and versatile with the Caregiving Exercise Institute
Why Caregiving Exercise Institute? In this 8-part, self-paced series, learn how to deliver safe and effective home exercise programs that will have a dramatic impact on the functional ability of your caregiving clients! Empower...
Exercising and your Immune System
Dear Friend, Nearly two years into the Covid pandemic I have decided to take a closer look at our Immune System and how it responds to regular exercising and whether it can help you have a better fighting chance against a Covid-19 infection. Before...
Cognitive Fitness Training
Dear Friend, Recently I introduced you to Power Training for the 60plus population and its value and importance to prevent significant strength losses as we age. Today I would like to introduce another somewhat new trend in fitness training for the...
The Benefits of Power Training/Rapid Movement Training for the Adult 60plus
What is Power Training or Rapid Movement Training? Unlike the traditional way of strength training that we have offered our 60plus clients to increase muscular strength, which we had them perform slowly and controlled, Power Training/Rapid Movement...
Delaying Frailty
Dear Friend, In today’s blog I want to discuss the health-care challenge of an aging population and how we can make a positive impact on this challenge by delaying frailty and staying strong and fit for as long as possible. Besides the obvious...
Low back pain: rest vs exercise
Dear friend, in today’s blog I will address a problem that approximately 80% of Americans are faced with at least once during their lifetime and that many live with day in day out: Low Back Pain (LBP) aka lumbago. This blog will provide some...
Fitness training for the adult with chronic pulmonary disease
Dear Friend: Today’s blog like so many before is inspired by the personal story of one of my training clients who was recently diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. I decided to expand on this and discuss Fitness Training for Adults with...
The importance of physical activity in the prevention and management of Alzheimers and other forms of dementia
Dear Friend, today’s “Health Tip” will try to offer you some helpful insights into the many benefits of exercising and physical fitness training as it pertains to the prevention and management of Alzheimers and Dementia. Back In Form is offering a...
One of the most common sports injuries: the ankle sprain
In today’s blog I’d like to discuss one of the most prevalent injuries in sports, especially those activities that are performed on your feet and in multi planar directions, the Ankle Sprain. I will get into possible causes, the nature of the...
Your glutes: movers and stabilizers for optimal performance
Dear Friend, Today’s blog is about the importance of strong buttocks for human performance, whether for athletic performance, physical labor or simply Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and the negative effects of gluteal weakness. Anatomy:Your...